Data Engineer II

Redfin is revolutionizing the $75 billion real estate industry. We use data, beautiful software, and innovative design to put customers first at every step in the home-buying and selling process. Get ready to dive headfirst into our award-winning website and mobile apps, solving complex business problems in a highly visible, customer‑centric way. If you value doing great work in a collaborative environment, join our team!

As a Data Engineer II, you will share ownership of Redfin’s Data Platform, owning business‑critical data integrations and operational excellence. You will work closely with Engineering and Analytics teams to create and support data pipelines and transformations. The ideal candidate is a data pipeline builder who enjoys optimizing existing systems as well as building new systems from the ground up. We are also looking for someone who is self‑directed and comfortable supporting the data needs of multiple systems and teams.

• Design, develop, and support complex data pipelines from a wide variety of data sources for Redfin
• Work with other Engineering teams to design and implement data exchange systems from structured and unstructured data sources
• Work with end users to gather requirements and design solutions that provide the data they need in the format they need it in
• Ensure 100% accuracy in everything you do – make sure that all code and processes are fully tested and verified before running in production
• Identify and implement internal process improvements by automating manual processes and optimizing for accuracy, performance and coding best practices
• Support and maintain dev / test / prod environments
• Serve as part of weekly on call rotation

• 3+ years experience with a modern programming language (Python, Java, etc). Python is preferred
• 3+ years experience with complex SQL, data modeling and database technologies (Postgres, MySQL, Snowflake, etc). Snowflake is preferred
• Experience creating and maintaining complex data pipelines
• Experience with batch and streaming data pipelines
• Experience with both structured and unstructured data sets
• Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements
• Experience with Git / Jenkins / Airflow / Docker / Kubernetes / Spark is a plus
• Experience with API development is a plus
• Experience with cloud services (AWS / Azure / GCP) is a plus. AWS is preferred
• Ability to structure data to make it accessible, performant, and resilient to change
• Experience with message queuing and stream processing data is a plus
• Ability to handle ambiguity and function in a fast paced, constantly changing environment
• Ability to communicate well with both technical and non technical users

Our team members fuel our strategy, innovation and growth, so we ensure the health and well‑being of not just you, but your family, too! We go above and beyond to give you the support you need on an individual level and offer all sorts of ways to help you live your best life. We are proud to offer eligible team members perks and health benefits that will help you have peace of mind.

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Redfin is a technology‑driven real estate company with the country's most‑visited real estate brokerage website. As part of Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), Redfin is creating an integrated home ownership platform from search to close to make the dream of home ownership more affordable and accessible for everyone. Redfin’s clients can see homes first with on‑demand tours, easily apply for a home loan with Rocket Mortgage, and save thousands in fees while working with a top local agent.

This job description is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position and may be modified at the discretion of the company at any time. Decisions related to employment are not based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

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